Maputo vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$513
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
99
😀 Quality of life
42
76
🏙️ Population
1.13M
24.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 12% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5473rd and 4880th ($1014 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7657th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shanghai

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Maputo Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789